- bowed not:
- Yichra welo yishtachaweh, "bowed not down, nor prostrated himself," or worshipped him. Had this meant only civil reverence the king would not have needed to command it; nor would Mordecai have refused it; there was, therefore, some kind of divine honour intended, such as was paid to the Persian kings, and which even the Greeks refused, as express adoration. "Afterª these¹ thingsª did kingª Ahasuerusª promoteª°¹ Hamanª the sonª of Hammedathaª the Agagite,ª and advancedª° him, and setª°¹ his seatª above¹¹ all¹ the princesª that¹ [were] with¹ him." {Est 3:1} + "And when Hamanª sawª° that¹ Mordecaiª bowedª° not,¹ nor did him reverence,ª° then was Hamanª fullª° of wrath.ª" {Est 3:5} + "And the LORDª saidª° unto¹ Moses,ª Writeª° this¹ [for] a memorialª in a book,ª and rehearseª° [it] in the earsª of Joshua:ª for¹ I will utterly²° put outª°¹ the remembranceª of Amalekª from under¹¹ heaven.ª" {Exd 17:14} + "For he said,ª° Because¹ the LORDª hath swornªª¹ [that] the LORDª [will have] warª with Amalekª from generationª¹ to generation.ª" {Exd 17:16} + "Therefore it shall be,¹ when the LORDª thy Godª hath given thee restª° from all¹¹ thine enemiesª° round about,ª¹ in the landª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª givethª° thee [for] an inheritanceª to possessª° it, [that] thou shalt blot outª°¹ the remembranceª of Amalekª from under¹¹ heaven;ª thou shalt not¹ forgetª° [it]." {Deu 25:19} + "Now¹ go²°¹ and smiteª°¹ Amalek,ª and utterly destroyª°¹ all¹ that¹ they have, and spareª°¹ them not;¹ but slayª° both manª¹ and¹ woman,ª infantª¹ and suckling,ª° oxª¹ and sheep,ª camelª¹ and ass.ª" {1Sm 15:3} + "In whose eyesª a vile personª° is contemned;ª° but he honourethª° them that fear²¹ the LORD.ª [He that] swearethª° to [his own] hurt,ª° and changethª° not.¹" {Psa 15:4}
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